Medical doctors in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Medical doctors was 28.19 in 2023. β² Rising
Medical doctors in China, People's Republic of, 1990β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in China, People's Republic of stood at 28.19. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in China, People's Republic of peaked at 28.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 1990.
China, People's Republic of ranks 66th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.97 | 11.3 | 12.39 | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.65 | 11.37 | 14.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.94 | 14.6 | 22.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 | 23.85 | 28.19 | 4 |
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More health data for China, People's Republic of
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in China, People's Republic of?
- Medical doctors in China, People's Republic of was 28.19 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 1990.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for medical doctors?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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